Back to search results

Major JOHN DAVID BUTLER

Service Number: EC/3799
Regiment & Unit/Ship

6th Gurkha Rifles

3rd Bn.

Date of Death

Died 23 June 1944

Age 22 years old

Buried or commemorated at

TAUKKYAN WAR CEMETERY

14. E. 22.

Myanmar

Commonwealth War Graves Commission - Headstone Placeholder
  • Country of Service Indian
  • Awards Mentioned in Despatches
  • Additional Info Son of Sir Gerald Snowden Butler, Kt., C.I.E., and Lady Butler (nee Shaw), of Jersey, Channel Islands.
  • Personal Inscription KILLED AT MOGAUNG. VERY DEARLY LOVED SON OF GERALD AND VERONICA BUTLER

Can you tell us more?

Tell us about JOHN DAVID BUTLER by submitting their story to For Evermore. For Evermore: Stories of the Fallen is a community-driven archive of stories of men and women we commemorate.
Submit a story Discover more stories
FOR EVERMORE: STORIES OF THE FALLEN
FOR EVERMORE: STORIES OF THE FALLEN

Got a story to share? Upload it and preserve their memory for generations to come.

Share and read stories
Download certificate

From the CWGC Archives

Grave Registration (2)

Grave Registration Documents - Graves Registration Reports (Finals)
Click to view
Image Caption (used for share message)
Grave Registration Documents - Registers
Click to view
Image Caption (used for share message)

Concentration (1)

Concentration Documents - Graves Concentration Reports
Click to view
Image Caption (used for share message)

Headstone (1)

Headstone Documents - Headstone Schedules (Originals)
Click to view
Image Caption (used for share message)

Buried or commemorated at

TAUKKYAN WAR CEMETERY
Myanmar
Number of casualties: 6445
View cemetery details